Weather-strip.



E. G. ALLEN.

WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED MALI/26,1914.

1,104,399. Pa ented July 21, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST G. ALLEN, OF ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH T0 PHILLIP H. KING AND ONE-FOURTH TO EDWARD KOI-IL, OF ABERDEEN, WASH- INGTON.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 191 1.

Application filed March 26, 1914. Serial No. 827,453.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST Gr. ALLEN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at 1 second strip pivotally mounted over the threshold of the door or the sill of the window, and arranged to rest thereon, unique means being provided for raising the second mentioned strip under the door or window strip when the door or window is closed, and whereby the below the door or window.

The present invention also aims to provide a weather strip of the nature indicated, 5

which will be of utmost simplicity and inexpenslve 1n constructlon,

readily applied to various doors and windows, and which will be simple and efiicacious in operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a sectional view taken transversely through the improved weather strip as applied to a door or window. Fig. 2 is a fragmental outside view of the device as applied, portions being broken away.

ln the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a door or window, 2, the jambs or Sides of carried. by the lower.

away from the lower two strips will coiiperate to.

exclude the elements from the gap or space;

upon the threshold 8, when the door 1 is which may be the frame or casing, and 8, the threshold or sill.

In the following description, the device will be set forth as applied to a door, although it is to be understood that the same may be applied to a swinging window with the same propriety and success, the parts 1,

2 and 3, designating either a door or window construction.

In carrying out the present inventlon, a metallic strip 4 of any suitable character has its upper end portion secured to the outer side or face of the door 1 adjacent the lower end of the door, nails or other suitable securing members being employed for securing the strip a to the door. Below its upper edge portion, the strip 41 is bent angularly end of the door 1, to provide an inclined apron 5, which is flexible and which projects relatively close to the threshold.

The present device embodies a second strip 6 which is disposed over the threshold 3, and which is provided with upturned ends 17 disposed snugly adj acent-the jambs 2. The threshold strip 6 is adapted to fit snugly opened, and inasmuch as the upturned ends '7 of the strip 6 are disposed snugly adjacent the jambs 2, the threshold strip will not encumber the threshold appreciably, when the door is opened.

The outer edge portion of the strip 6 is pivotally mounted directly over the threshold 3, by means of nails or other pivot members 8 engaged through the end portions 7 of the strip 6 adjacent the outer edge of the said strip. Thus, the inner edge portion of the strip 6 is free to swing upwardly under the apron 5, when the door is closed, as seen in Fig. 1, and when the door is opened, the strip may swing snugly or flatly upon the threshold as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The apron 5 is arranged to move between the angular or upturned end portions 7 of the strip 6, when the door is closed, and whereby the strip 6 may be swung upwardly against the inner side of the apron 5.

In order to automatically swing the strip 6 under the apron 5, when the door is closed, and to accomplish this result in a simple and efficacious manner, that upturned end 7 of the strip 6 adjacent the free edge of the door, is provided with a pin or lug 9 adj acent the free edge of and overhanging the strip (3, and spaced sufIicient-ly from the body of the weather strip to accomplish the corresponding end portion of the apron.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious,

assuming the door to be open, that when the ,threshold, of a flexible angular apron strip carried by the lower portion of the door and "projecting relatively close to the threshold,

door is closed, that end of the apron 5 adjacent the free edge of the door, will engage under the pin or lug 9, and as the door is completely closed, the pin or lug 9 will be raised upwardly along the apron 5, and as a consequence, the strip 6 will be swung upwardly within the apron 5. During the closing of the door, when the apron 5 engages under the pin or lug 9, and when the pin or lug'is slid upwardly along the apron, it will be observed that the apron is projected between the pin or lug 9 and the strip 6, which will cause the apron to spring or flex as it passes between the lug 9 and the said strip 6. l/Vhen the door is completely closed, the strip 6 will have been swung upwardly against the inner side of the apron 5, as seen in Fig. 1, whereupon the apron 5 will again assume its normal or fiat condition, and thereby tend to hold the door closed, even if the latch is not caught, inasmuch as the pin or lug 9 rests upon the outer surface of the apron 5, and tends to hold the apron 5 against withdrawal from between the strip 6 and lug 9, after the door has been closed.

WVhen the strip 6 is swung under the apron 5, as indicated, they will cooperate to shed water, sleet and the like, and will eifectively exclude the elements from the room inclosed by the door. When the door is opened, the apron 5 will be withdrawn frombetween the strip 6 and lug 9, and will yield or spring in doing so, as will be apparent from the foregoing, the strip 6 swinging downward upon the threshold 3, in order to prevent the obstruction of the threshold when the door is opened. Thus, by the provision of the pin or lug 9 upon the upturned end 7 of the threshold strip 6, the threshold stri is automatically raised under the apron 5,w1en the door is closed, and in a simple and effective manner.

The other advantages and capabilities of the present invention will be apparent from the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawing, and further comment is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. The combination with a door and its and a strip-having one edge portionpivoted over the threshold. and arranged to swing under the apron strip, the second mentioned strip having an overhanging pin at that end adjacent the free edge of the door and arranged to engage over the apron strip when the door is closed, whereby the apron strip will be sprung when it is being engaged under and withdrawn from under the said pin.

2. The combination with a door and its threshold, of a flexible angular apron strip carried by the lower portion of the door and projecting relatively close to the threshold, a threshold strip disposed upon the threshold and having one edge pivotally mounted upon the threshold, that end of the threshold strip adjacent the free edge of the door being upturned, and a pin carried by the said upturned end adjacent the free edge of and overhanging the threshold strip and ar' ranged to engage over the outer side of the apron strip when the door is closed, to swing the threshold strip under the apron strip, and whereby the apron strip will be sprung into and out of engagement with the threshold strip. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. ERNEST e. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

J AMEs SKINNER, E. A. STROUD.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0- 

